Friday, January 4, 2013

i absorb the shining



a single pebble of pure ice
lying on the beach 
captivated me
on a recent walk
alongside the water
it's life
no less transient
than my own
no less significant 
than that of my own


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my teacher taught me the lesson of poverty,
having nothing and wanting nothing.
   
i absorb the shining and now I see the ocean,
billions of simultaneous motions
  moving in me.

rumi
(excerpted from "i have such a teacher")

2 comments:

erin said...

the lesson of poverty

...i'm listening))))

xo
erin

ellen abbott said...

just so.